Marking machine



Aug' 7, 1934. R. M. JoHNsoN Y. 1,969,221

MARKING MACHINE Filed June 21, 1929 Ray M. Johnson dkoxmq Patented Aug. 7,V 1934 Ray M. Johnson, Akron, Ohio, 'assignor to ving-ff foot Corporation, Wilmington,

tion yof Delaware Del.,"a lcorporaf l puntini-im 2l 1929. Serial lNo. 372,607.1

-2 Claims. (CL 33 127 I `This linvention relates to the manufactureof l inner tubes for Apneumatic 'tires and itl has par-` tlcula'r,l relation to a machine for marking inner tube stock at predetermined intervals as the stock I is conveyed from a rubber extruding machine.

' An'object of the invention is to provide a machine for marking stock supported upon a conveyor which is sov adjustable that the stock may be marked into various lengths as found desirl able.

One method of manufacturing inner tubes for pneumatic tires comprises extruding a tube of rubber by meansof an extrudlng machine and thereafter severing the tube into predetermined 16 lengths. Subsequently, the individual tubes are made endless by'joining the ends thereof. lThe present practice of the extruded strip at predetermined intervals prior to the severing thereof comprises a manualoperation performed in conjunction with a measuring -bar of desired length. This bar is positioned upon the moving stock and a mark made upon the latter at each end of the. bar. While this method of marking stock is practiced with success, it requires con-.-

2l siderable manual labor and expense.

Accordingv to this invention, l means, provided for marking the extruded inner tube stock, comprises a marker positioned above the moving strip of extruded stock which is I0 pressed against the latter periodically rby elec-v trically operated means. Rotaryvmeans operating in synchronism with the means for conveying the extruded stock, at intervals, actuates an electric contact switch in an electrical circuit which con` as trou the ,operation or the electrically operand marking means. When the circuit is completed. f

the marker is pressed against the inner tube stock for a very short period of time sumcient to cause a mark to be pressed upon the stock and then the circuit' is broken. Resilient means connected tiov the marker arm return the latter to its inopera` tive position when the circuit is broken.

For a lbetter understanding of the invention, reference may now be had to the accompanying .46 drawing, form-ing a part of the specification. in

which:

Pig. 1 is an end view of a conveyor for conducting extruded inner tube stock. having 'associated therewith an automatically operated means for marking the stock;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a variable speed device for controlling the marking means; and

Pig. 3 is' a diagrammatical illustration of` an electrical circuit employed for operating the tube 65 marking means.

an automaticvv lscrew threaded blocks and'61.

Referring to `Fig. l, a framework i0 is provided which is composed of uprightsE l1 and 1,2 inter.- connected intermediate their ends by a horizontal frame meinberl. Rollers lfjournaled in'the yupper ends of the uprights lland 12. are adapted: 00

to drive a conveyor. belt 16. The latter iseml ployedfto transport a continuous strip of linner tube stock 17 which isuprojected from 'arubber extruding machine (not shown) normally disposed atoneend of the conveyor. y,

lIn order to. drive the rollers l5 and thereby `move the conveyorA l6,a motor 20 is provided l which is supported at the base ofthe framework 10. 'Ihlsfmotorfls connectedby a chain `,2l-toa sprocket 22 rigidly secured on -a shaft 23 Jour 70' naled in the upright l2. A .second sprocket wheel. -24. also rigidly secured tothe shaft23, in turn is connected -by :a chain y2'1 tov a vsprocket wheel 28 rigidly. m'ounteduponz'theshaft ofthe roller 15.

Rotary movement ofthey roller l5 may be impart- 75' edto other rollers spaced longitudinally of thev conveyor `by means of asprocketwheel v30.y which is operatively connected by chains, not shown.- tov other sprocket wheels rigidly mounted upon the shafts of theother rollers. f f Asbest-shownxby-Fig. 2. thesha'ft 23is opera'- vtively connected'to a speed regulating device 35' vwhich islsupportedV upon the horizontal frame member 13. A pairof conical pulleys 36 and 37; having their conical surfaces converging toward 35 each othenare splined upon the shaft 23. -Bosses f` Aon the pulleys are provided with circumferentially extending grooves 39 which serve as bearings for pins 41 rigidly secured to levers 42 and 43. 'Intermediate parts of the levers42 and 43 are'pivoted. 90 as indicated at44 and 45, upon a bar 46 supported rigidlyupon the frame of the speed regulating ldevice. Additional pins: 50, `secured adjacent the ends of the levers oppositethe pins 41, are disposedin grooves 51 of conical pulleys 52 and'53 95 Y that are splinedupona shaft 54.' yThis-shaft also is journaled in the frame ofthe speed regulating device.' y .f i" I At their ends adjacent the pins 50, the levers '42 and 43 are provided lwith slots 56 and 57for re *,100 ceiving lugs 58 and 59 integral with internally A shaft is threaded through the blocks andl in such manner that rotation of the shaft with respect thereto causes the latter to move toward or away 105 from eachother according to the direction of rotation of the shaft. The shaft is ,iournaled in the frame of the speed regulatingI device and for the purposesof facilitating its operation, a

hand wheel 70 is secured to one of its ends. 110

A belt 71, trained about the pairs of pulleys 36-37 and 52-53 transmits rotary movement from the shaft 23 to the shaft 54. It is apparent that by rotating the handl wheel 70 the positions of the pulleys 36-37 and 52--53 may be regulated and thereby the relative speeds of the shafts 23 and 54 varied...

neferrmgagain to Fig. Lime shaft ssexteiids` through theframe member 11 and has a wheel 75 secured to its end projecting beyond the frame l1. Adjacent its outer lperiphery and on its side adjacent the frame member 11, the wheel 75 is provided with a lug which is secured tothe wheel by means of an insulator plate 81. The frame member ll, at its upper end, is provided with a resilient electrical contact blade 82 which is secured at one end to the frame member by means of an insulator plate 83. This blade, at its end opposite that which is secured the frame member 11, has a bead 84, which is disposed 'in the path of movement of the lug 80 on the wheel 75. The blade also is provided with a contact point 88 which' is normally spaced from a second contact 87l disposed on the frame member 11. `'Ilie contacts 86 and 87 normally are separated by the resiliency of thev blade 82 but are adapted to be brought into con-l tacting relation by engagement of the lug 80 on the wheel y75 with the bead v84! on the blade 82.

When engaged with each other, the contacts 86 and 87.close an electrical circuit 90 which includes a solenoid 91. The latter is adapted to operate a core 92 which, at its lower end, is pivotally connected by a pin 9 3 to one end oi' an arm 94. This arm, intermediate itsends, is pivoted as indicated at 95 to a bracket 96 projecting upwardly from the upper end of the frame member l1. A spring 97, connected at one end to the pin 93 and at its opposite end to the bracket 96, as indicated at 98, normally retains the core 92 of the solenoid in its lowermost position.

T'he end of the bar 94 opposite the pin 93 is provided with a marking element 100, which is secured thereto by a screw 101 or by any other suitable device. The marking element may be in the form of a piece of chalk or other markings mate-` rial or it may be in the form of an imprinting plate which is adapted to stamp an ink impression. 'I'he marker is normally so disposed immediately above the tube of extruded stock 17 that it impresses' a mark upon the tube stock 17 when it is moved downwardly by energization of the solenoid 91. t v

In operation of this above described mechanism, it is apparent that the. motor 20 drives the conveyor 16 and the wheel 75 synchronously. By reason of the speed regulating device 35,'the speed of the wheel 75 may be varied with respect to the speed of the conveyor 16. During the move ment of the conveyor 16 and the extruded tube stock thereon, normally the solenoid 91 is notenergized` and because of the spring 97, the marker is spaced vertically from the tube material 17. When the lugl 80 on the wheel 75 engages the bead 84 on the blade 82 of the contact switch, an electrical circuit is completed through the solenoid 91 which results in movement of the marker 100 downwardly against the tube stock 17. Owing to the fact that the engagement of the lug 80 with the bead 84 issubstantially instantaneous, the marker 100 is in contact with the Vtube stock 17 only for a like period of time. When it is desired to change the intervals of time during which the marking mechanism is inoperative, the hand wheel 70 is rotated thereby varying the relative speeds of the shafts 23 and 54. This, in turn, varies the speed of rotation of the wheel 75 and consequently, the intervals during which they marker is inoperative. Since the shaft 23 is driven in synchronism with the conveyor 16, it is immaterial at what speed the tube stock is conveyed from the extruding machine.

From the foregoing description. it is apparent thatthe mechanism for automaticallymarking inner tube Lstock dispenses with manual marking operations and that the marks will be distributed accurately and uniformly along the extruded stock. Such a mechanism, when once adjusted to mark tube stock'at predetermined intervals, will operate continuously without variation until it has been readjusted. y l

AlthoughyI havey illustrated but the preferred form of the invention and have described that form in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not so limited but that various modifications may be made therein without departing from 'the spirit of the invention ork from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: y

1. In combination, a frame, a conveyor movable with respect to the frame and adapted to convey elongate materialr an arm pivoted to theframe and having one end disposed above the material, a marker associated with said end of the arm, electrical means for moving the arm, means for supplying velectric current to said electrical means, said supply means including a movable contact and a stationary contact, a cam member for periodically moving the movable contact into engagement with the stationary contact to energize the electrical means, and means for rotating the cam `member in synchronism with the movement of the conveying means.

2; In combination, a frame, an endless conveyor movable with respect to the frame for conveying elongate material, a marking means movably connected to the frame and having a portion thereof' disposed above the material, electrical means for moving the marking means. against the material, means for supplying electric current to` said electrical means to energize the same, a switch in said supply means, a rotatable member for closing the normally open switch at periodicA intervals, means for rotating the last mentioned member in synchronism with the movement of the conveying means, and means l for quickly moving the marking means away from ,the material following the marking operation. 

